Yale Materials Handling Corporation announces a new line of industrial engines from Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) for its 3,000 – 7,000-pound Class IV and V lift trucks. Featuring Yale Flex Performance Technology, the new engines offer exceptional fuel efficiency and power coupled with reduced maintenance requirements, enabling operators to move more loads with less downtime.

Yale Flex Performance Technology is an advanced feature that comes standard with the new PSI industrial engines. This innovative technology provides selectable performance modes that allow the truck’s performance to be tailored to operational demands – empowering operators to maximize fuel economy or enhance performance based on fluctuating demand. 

Designed with productivity in mind, the new PSI engines also offer extended service intervals and reduced periodic maintenance requirements, helping decrease maintenance and downtime. They feature hydraulic valve lifters instead of mechanical lifters, eliminating the need for valve adjustments, while an innovative coil-over plug ignition design eliminates spark plug wires and associated replacement requirements.

“Our customers rely on Yale lift trucks to efficiently keep their business moving while reducing operational costs – and the new PSI engines do just that,” said Andrew Omahen, Product Manager, Yale. “Customers using Yale’s new PSI engine will not only see greater fuel efficiency, but also increased travel and hoist speeds along with increased horsepower – up to 10 percent over the previous engine.”

As part of Yale’s commitment to offer customers the best solution, the new engines underwent more than 30,000 hours of rigorous testing to ensure maximum reliability and performance. Yale lift trucks with PSI engines are currently available for order with production beginning in the first quarter of 2015.